Virginia hail map — July 4, 2026
NOAA radar detected hail of an inch or more over 2 Virginia cities on July 4, 2026. The largest stones — 1.50″, half dollar size — fell over Fredericksburg.
- Cities hit
- 2
- in Virginia
- Largest stone
- 1.50″
- half dollar size
- Impact rating
- 5/10
- from stone size
Sizes come from NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.
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Virginia cities hit on July 4, 2026
What people on the ground measured in Virginia on July 4, 2026
12 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 3 from trained spotters or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.
- 1.50″ half dollar size Public1 E Altavista, VA5:15 PM EDTCampbell County
Hail, up to 1.5 inches in diameter, was observed near the intersection of Main Street and Riverview Drive in the Town of Altavista, VA.
- 1.25″ half dollar size Public3 NW Corbin, VA5:20 PM EDTSpotsylvania County
- 1.00″ quarter size Public2 ENE Hollymead, VA4:10 PM EDTAlbemarle County
Quarter sized hail.
- 1.00″ quarter size Broadcast Media1 ENE Wintergreen, VA5:10 PM EDTNelson County
Quarter size hail was reported in Nellysford.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public3 SSW Concord, VA5:22 PM EDTCampbell County
Hail, up to 1 inch in diameter, was observed along Wheeler Road. Hail was observed falling for about 5 minutes at this location.
- 1.00″ quarter size Public1 W Altavista, VA5:26 PM EDTCampbell County
- 1.00″ quarter size Trained Spotter3 NW Glenora, VA5:50 PM EDTSpotsylvania County
Quarter size hail was reported in Lake Anna State Park.
- 1.00″ quarter size Broadcast MediaHollymead, VA5:58 PM EDTAlbemarle County
Quarter size hail was reported in Forest Lakes.
- 0.88″ penny size Public1 N Hurt, VA5:13 PM EDTPittsylvania County
- 0.75″ penny size Trained Spotter1 SSE Blacksburg, VA3:45 PM EDTMontgomery County
- 0.75″ penny size Public2 NW Abingdon, VA10:57 PM EDTWashington County
Dime-sized hail.
- 0.70″ penny size NWS Employee2 NW Christiansburg, VA3:20 PM EDTMontgomery County
Former NWS Employee reported dime size hail in the Christiansburg area of Montgomery county Virginia.
Showing the 12 largest of 14 hail reports filed that day.
Reports come from the National Weather Service Local Storm Report feed, ingested every 15 minutes. A report records where the observer was, not the full extent of the swath — treat it as evidence about the storm, not about any one roof.
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Virginia hail on July 4, 2026
NOAA radar put hail of an inch or more over 2 Virginia cities that day. The largest stones — 1.50 inches, half dollar size — were over Fredericksburg. Every city hit is listed above with its own stone size.